Special Education Model Forms - How You Can Use Them to Benefit Your Child's Education
Are you a parent of a child with autism or a learning disability receiving special education services? Did you know that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) required the Office of Special Education Programs to develop 3 model forms? Would you like to know what they are, and how they can help your child? This article will discuss the three model forms, and how you can use them in advocacy to help your child's education. The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) which is under the Department of Education was responsible for developing the forms. These forms may be downloaded at http://idea.ed.gov . Click Part B, then in the lower left hand side box, click model forms. The three forms are: Form 1: Individualized Education Program (IEP) form. This form is four pages long, and has all of the required elements that must be included in your child's IEP. You can use this to help your child, by downloading the form, and filling it in with the things that y...